parenthesize
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The parenthesized 'maybe' is because it's not clear to me that an artificial intelligence will be a threat long enough to continue to do serious damage to our species.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 9, 2015
But, above all, the tiger-tongued and viper-voiced version of Susan is solidly parenthesized: they’re Susan’s own invention, whipped up in an instant as a theatrical escape hatch.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 5, 2015
Each is a petri dish parenthesized by ocean, fermenting its unique varietal of weirdness.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2011
Carrados took the inquiry in its most literal sense and for reply he dictated the following letter:— “‘My dear Elsie,’— “If that is the way you usually address her,” he parenthesized.
From Max Carrados by Ernest Bramah
Following the transliteration, if present, but still within the brackets, are the parenthesized names of the Hebrew letters.
From Rashi by Adele Szold
Elliptical, digressing, self-interrupting, parenthesizing, Herzen wrote as he spoke, in a torrent of ideas, reminiscences, and literary and historical allusions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
